Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Larch (Larix sp. Mill.) is a natural element of the boreal forest. Different species of Larix dominates the boreal forests of Eurasia. Larch also had a natural distribution in Scandinavia nine thousand years ago but disappeared for unknown reasons in prehistoric time. It was reintroduced by man in the 18th century and has for a long time attracted interest from forestry in Scandinavia. One major obstacle for reintroduction of Siberian larch in Scandinavia has been availability of seed sources for establishing test plantations. A co-operation between three Russian research institutes on one side and two organisations in Scandinavia on the other started in 1996. Seed was collected from 1005 individual trees distributed over 17 regions and 45 larch stands from Kamchatka in the east to Onega in the west. Seedlings were produced in 2002 and family field tests of 1005 families were established in Sweden and Norway in 2003. In addition to 7 family test plantation areas in Scandinavia similar test plantations
Authors: Owe Martinsson, K. Takata
Language: English
Subfield: Forestry
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W95632118